Management, Boards, Committees and Comissions

João holds a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP) and has been CEO of Votorantim S.A. since March 2020. He is currently Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Banco BV, CCR (B3: CCRO3) and 23S Capital, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA). He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Amcham – American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil and FCLT Global (Focusing Capital on the Long Term) and a member of the Chairman’s International Advisory Council of the Americas Society / Council of the Americas.
He began his career at Votorantim in 2014 as Director of Corporate Development and, prior to Votorantim, was Managing Director in the Investment Banking division of Goldman Sachs. Previously, he served as a member and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors from 2022 to 2024, as a member of the Board of Directors of Fibria from 2014 to 2019, of Citrosuco from 2014 to 2019, and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of CESP – Cia. Energética de São Paulo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in 2019.

He holds a degree in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a Master’s degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Mr. Carlos has been a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and People Committee, as well as an Observer of the Board of Directors of Iguá Saneamento S.A., since 2021, and has been an Observer of the Board of Directors of Constellation Oil Services Holding S.A., since 2017. Mr. Carlos was a member of the Board of Directors, Finance Committee and People Committee at Light S.A. from 2019 to 2021; a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee at Taesa S.A. from 2019 to 2020; and a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee at Kepler Weber S.A. from 2018 to 2020. Mr. Carlos also served as Vice President of Business Development and Member of the Executive Board of CPFL Energia from 2012 to 2020. In 2011 he was Energy Investment Director at Camargo Correa. From 2004 to 2010, he had his own independent financial consulting firm, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

Mr. Ricardo Szlejf has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from EAESP/FGV and a master’s degree in Business Administration from INSEAD. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of CESP since April 2019. He has also been Infrastructure Officer for Latin America at CPP Investments since May 2015.

Additionally, he is currently Officer at IDEAL – Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en America Latina, S.A.B. de C.V., has been a member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Costanera SpA, in Chile, since September 2017, and Officer at TGP – Transportadora de Gas Del Peru since September 2020, all of which investees of CPP Investments.

Ms.Caroline holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Insper – Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa. Since November 2021, she has held the position of Head of Infrastructure and Energy at CPP Investments in Latin America. Before joining CPP Investments, she worked for 5 years at Aqua Capital, a Private Equity firm that invests in sustainable and innovative businesses in the Agribusiness and Food value chain segments.

She holds a degree in Public Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and an MBA from Stanford University (USA). Ms. Helena has been a member of the Board of Directors of Hejoassu Administração S.A. (parent company of Votorantim S.A., the Company’s direct parent company) since April/2015 and a member of the Board of the Votorantim Institute, as well as a member of the Finance Committee of Votorantim Cimentos S.A., since May/2023. Ms. Helena was Executive Manager of Innovation, Research and Development at the Company until December/2023, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company’s investees, namely Way2 Serviços de Tecnologia S.A. and Flora Energia Renovável Inteligente S.A. Throughout her career, Ms. Helena has also worked at the Lemann Foundation, at the Origami Management consultancy and was a trainee at Votorantim Cimentos S.A. between 2009 and 2010.

Mr. João Schmidt graduated in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas – FGV. Since March 2020, he has been the CEO of Votorantim S.A., a holding investment company with activities in the cement, mining and metal, energy, steel, agribusiness, real estate and financial services sectors.

She is a partner at SLP Consultoria e Treinamento. She was Director of Lato Sensu Postgraduate Courses (2011 to 2015) and Coordinator of the Strategy Research Center (2010 to 2013) at Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa. Letícia was also a partner at Prada Assessoria from 2010 to 2021. Before that, Letícia was a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton (now Strategy&), having worked in the London office before returning to Brazil. Letícia led the Industry Practice in Latin America and was a member of the firm’s board. Leticia was President of Booz Allen Hamilton do Brasil from 2001 until her retirement in 2010. Leticia has been a board member of Localiza since 2009 (coordinator of the audit committee), Grupo Mapfre (Spain) since 2015, Embraer since 2017 (coordinator of the people and ESG committee), Totvs since 2017 (coordinator of the strategy committee) and Mobly since 2021 (coordinator of the audit committee). Letícia holds a degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, and an MBA from Cornell University.

Mr. Sergio Romani graduated in Accounting from Universidade Santa Úrsula. Since April 2021, he has been a member and coordinator of the Company’s Statutory Audit Committee and an independent member of the Board of Directors. He has also been a member of the Sustainability Committee of CESP since September 2021. Additionally, since 2021, he has been an independent member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of CBA – Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio, a Votorantim investee. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of Vale S.A.

Mr. Romani is an audit expert and worked for over 36 years at Ernst & Young (EY), dedicating his career to serve publicly held companies in Brazil and abroad, especially the United States. He was the Lead Audit Partner (including accounting consulting, fraud and investigation operations) in Brazil and South America for over 10 years. In 2016, he took over as the CEO of EY for South America and the Regional Chair of the Board of Directors. He was also a member of EY’s American Operating Executive and of the Global Partners Group.

Mr. André Macedo holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (Poli-USP) and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Hejoassu Administração, AEM Participações, Instituto Votorantim (since 2025), Acerbrag (since 2023), and Votorantim S.A. (since 2023). He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Votorantim Geração de Energia (a company subsequently merged into Auren Energia) from 2019 to 2022.

Mr. Sergio Romani graduated in Accounting from Universidade Santa Úrsula. Since April 2021, he has been an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors and a member and coordinator of the Statutory Audit Committee. He has also been a member of the Sustainability Committee of CESP since September 2021. Additionally, since 2021 he has been an independent member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of CBA – Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio, a Votorantim investee. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of Vale S.A.

Mr. Romani is an audit expert and worked for over 36 years at Ernst & Young (EY), dedicating his career to serve publicly held companies in Brazil and abroad, especially the United States. He was the Lead Audit Partner (including accounting consulting, fraud and investigation operations) in Brazil and South America for over 10 years. In 2016, he took over as the CEO of EY for South America and the Regional Chair of the Board of Directors. He was also a member of EY’s American Operating Executive (AOE) and of the Global Partners Group.

Mr. Aldo Luiz Mendes holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Brasilia and a PhD in Economics from the University of São Paulo.

He has solid professional experience in the financial market and in risk and auditing. He worked for more than 29 years at Banco do Brasil S.A., where his main positions were: Manager of International Finance, Superintendent of Market Risk Management, Director of Finance, Director of Capital Markets, Vice-President of Finance, Capital Markets and Investor Relations (2005-2009). Chairman of Cia de Seguros Aliança do Brasil (June to December 2009). Director of Monetary Policy at the Central Bank of Brazil (December 2009 to July 2016). Executive Director of Banco Original S.A. (from January to December 2017).

Mr. Mendes has served on several boards of directors, including CSN – Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, RGE – Rio Grande Energia, TNL – Telemar Norte Leste (now Oi), Neoenergia, Visanet (now Cielo), CIP – Central Interbancária de Pagamentos, BB Tecnologia e Serviços. Mr. Mendes is also a member of the Risk and Capital Committee of Banco Votorantim and a board member of GRUPAR (concessionaire of Guarulhos airport), Cielo and BRF.

Mr. Marcos Antonio Quintanilha graduated in Accounting and Auditing from Universidade São Judas and in Economics and Finance from FMU Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas. He has also been a member of the Statutory Audit Committee of CESP since April 2021.

He is a former EY audit partner, held said position in various markets and regions of Brazil between 1988 and 2019 and worked in multiple sectors of activity, including infrastructure (generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, water and sanitation). Between 2013 and 2019, he was the Lead Partner in EY Brazil’s Power Utilities Group and Coordinator of the Working Group of the Institute of Independent Auditors of Brazil – IBRACON, focusing on discussing topics related to the electricity, water and sanitation sectors. He is an EY representative in the Transmission and Generation Committees of the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries. Finally, he is a sitting member and coordinator of the Audit Committee of Intelbrás S/A.

Ms. Louise Barsi holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Presbyterian Mackenzie University and a degree in Accounting from FECAP. She also holds a postgraduate degree in Capital Markets from FECAP, has completed the Advanced Boardroom Program for Women (ABPW) in Governance at Saint Paul Business School, and an executive course in Value Investing from Columbia Business School. Ms. Barsi is currently: (i) a member of the Board of Directors of Unipar Group, (ii) a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of IRB(Re), (iii) co-founder of Ações Garantem o Futuro, and (iv) a member of the Fiscal Council of Klabin S.A. She has previously served as: (i) a member of the Board of Directors of Eternit S.A., (ii) a member of the Fiscal Council of Santander Brasil, (iii) a member of the Fiscal Council of AES Tietê, (iv) a CNPI-certified analyst, research assistant and research intern at Elite Investimentos, (v) an alternate member of the Fiscal Council of AES Eletropaulo, and (vi) a member of the Fiscal Council of Unipar Carbocloro S.A.